crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯs-ˈtau̇n 
1
: situated at opposite points of a town
crosstown schools
2
: extending or running across a town
a crosstown street
a crosstown bus
Examples of crosstown in a Sentence
The two schools were crosstown rivals in baseball.
We rode a crosstown bus.
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Though crosstown deals with the Chicago White Sox are exceedingly rare, the Cubs have a lot of background information on Houser, who has suddenly re-emerged to become the new ace on the South Side.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2025
That team is owned by Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, whose family is co-owner of the Jets’ crosstown rivals, the New York Giants.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
Against United’s crosstown rivals Manchester City, Rashford also etched his name into the record books as the youngest scorer in the derby across the Premier League era.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Otherwise, the night stood as the dawn of a new beginning for the film franchise that has earned $16.8 billion over 58 films at the box office but has been eclipsed in recent years by crosstown rival Marvel.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 July 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2025
That team is owned by Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, whose family is co-owner of the Jets’ crosstown rivals, the New York Giants.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
Against United’s crosstown rivals Manchester City, Rashford also etched his name into the record books as the youngest scorer in the derby across the Premier League era.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Otherwise, the night stood as the dawn of a new beginning for the film franchise that has earned $16.8 billion over 58 films at the box office but has been eclipsed in recent years by crosstown rival Marvel.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 July 2025
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯ-ˈstau̇n
1
: being on different sides of a town
schools that are crosstown rivals
2
: going across a town
a crosstown bus
crosstown
adverb
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